PUKALANI, Maui — With a singular mission, Seabury Hall left no doubt.

The Spartans boys volleyball team methodically defeated Hana 25-17, 25-21, 25-18 in a battle of perennial powers in the championship match of the Maui Interscholastic League Division II tournament on Friday night at Kaulaheanuiokamoku Gym.

The win nailed down the MIL's only spot to the D-II state tournament for the Spartans (9-1 MIL) on their first try — they could have done the same thing Saturday had they lost, in an overall championship match.

Hana (8-2) had its streak of four straight state tournaments — including a semifinal run in 2005 in the last single-level state event, and a D-II state runner-up finish in 2006 — snapped. Seabury Hall broke Hana's six-year home win streak with a sweep last month.

''Yeah, Hana is a really good team and they are just going to get us ready for states,'' Seabury Hall junior setter Holden Awong said to The Maui News after he passed out 28 assists. ''I just like to get all my hitters involved. Whoever wants the ball, they tell me and I just give them the ball if they want it.''

Awong has plenty of weapons to choose from on a team that has just one senior, Adam Gomez. A pair of front-line juniors, 6-foot Kevan Blount and 6-2 Josh Chapple, team with a pair of 5-9 athletes, Dylan Hamilton and Conner Snow, all-court players who rarely see the Spartans' deep bench. Throw in solid 6-0 freshman Rocky DeLyon and Seabury looks like a state contender.

''We work really hard in practice and everyone likes to hit,'' Awong said. ''So, that is probably the best part of practice, just setting and having a lot choices. Every one of my hitters is a weapon. I feel safe to go to anyone at anytime.''

Snow led the way Friday with 12 kills and a block. Hamilton and Chapple each had 11 kills and combined for four blocks, DeLyon had four kills and a block and Blount chipped in four kills and four blocks from the middle.

Josh Sutherland, another 5-9 junior, had 15 digs from the libero spot.

Awong said that the state will miss seeing Kapena Kaiwi, who had nine kills and two blocks on Friday, at the tournament on O'ahu.

''Hana's a really a good team and Kapena should be put up there with the best players in the state,'' Awong said.

After putting away the first game without much trouble, the Spartans took a 13-9 lead in Game 2 on a combination block by Hamilton and Blount. The Dragons closed within 18-16 on a kill by Kaiwi and then 19-18 on back-to-back kills by Pule Krause. After trading service errors, the Spartans closed the game on two straight resounding kills by Snow.

Seabury raced to 7-1, 14-6 and 21-12 leads in a convincing Game 3.

Awong said being the only MIL team at D-II state won't mean added pressure.

''I don't feel an obligation, but we will go over and represent Maui and hopefully show them we deserve two spots at state next year,'' he said.

Hana coach Manuel Oliveira also welcomes back a team that loses just two seniors who play significant roles. The veteran coach of 11 years tipped his hat to Seabury Hall and then wondered aloud if he had another season in him.

''Seabury Hall is tough, I wish them well and they should do well at state,'' Oliveira said. ''They play volleyball the way volleyball should be played — all over the court. This might be my last year, I don't know. I am thinking about it. Maybe I'll be back, possibly.''

KS-MAUI WINS

The Kamehameha Schools Maui boys volleyball team was looking for a challenge to prepare it for the state tournament.

The Warriors got it in seemingly the biggest way possible from Baldwin during the championship match of the Maui Interscholastic League Division I tournament at Kaulaheanuiokamoku Gym on Friday night.

Kamehameha survived nine Baldwin match points — and needed four of its own — in a 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24 victory in a two-hour, 24-minute marathon.

The Warriors (9-1) came into the match as the league's defending D-I champions. Baldwin fell to 4-6.

''I can't believe it, I am still in shock right now,'' Kamehameha 6-foot-4 sophomore middle blocker Hinano Delima said after having 15 kills and nine blocks. ''I feels amazing. I feel like all of our hard work paid off in the end. This match really opened our eyes as to how hard we have to work to do well on Oahu (in the state tournament).''

On Saturday at 4 p.m., the Bears have one more chance to nail down their first state berth since 1997 in a second-place playoff match with King Kekaulike (3-6), which Baldwin defeated in four games in the MIL tournament semifinals.

Still, it will most assuredly be the Bears-Warriors match Friday that will go down as the MIL volleyball contest of the year.

Baldwin had the first seven match points.

With a 23-22 lead in the fifth game slated to end at 15, Kamehameha celebrated apparent victory before Kekoa Mountcastle, who also had 15 kills, was ruled over the line while in the back row on a kill.

Finally, at 25-24, a Baldwin kill attempt sailed wide and the match was over.

''Whoa, that was a tough win, that was just great volleyball,'' Kamehameha coach Robert Brede said. ''Baldwin just, they played at our level. We had a lot of errors. That intensity, that is the kind of level that we normally expect to be at --- back and forth like that, earning your points. That fifth game is what it is all about.''

In the final game, Baldwin held a 14-10 lead on an ace by Mikey Marrs.

Kamehameha got the ball back on one of Mountcastle's kills and then Kalae Camarillo hammered an ace. Kaulana Uehara and Christopher Freitas combined on a block and Baldwin then hit a ball long to tie the game at 14-14.

The numbers from the match were eye-popping for their sheer volume. Terani Richmond was the third Warrior in double figures with 13 kills and five blocks, Freitas had eight blocks and five kills and Chris Lawrence had 13 assists.

For the Bears, Justin Gambing had 12 kills, Jordan Villanueva had eight and Marrs added seven. Setter J.R. DeDios had 34 assists.

''Yeah, I am still trying to get over that,'' said Baldwin coach Kauila Houpo. ''In a game to 15, it was 26-24 in that last set, so both sides played awesome. I thought we had them at 14-10, but they showed how experienced they are. My boys, they (have to) recover from this real quick and then be ready for tomorrow. If we play like this tomorrow, I think we will be fine.''

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